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  • Collection: Perry Knitting Co.

The Clark Rice Photography Annotation states "Snow at the new High School taken by Clark, probably 1954-55." Two children play on the large snow mound against the school building.

Soda pops in hand, a group of students appear to be engrossed in some sort of game or attraction designed for them. As the Perry Herald explained, “Schools of the area have been invited to visit the plant in groups and the Perry schools have…

This postcard is in poor condition but offers a distinctive view on the Seaming Room and its many employees.

This part of the flyer provides readers with interesting details about the production at the PK. This advertisement contains glimpses and expectations for what will be at the open house.

From the annotated description: "The Sedam operation at the former Perry Knitting Company site, probably about 1989." Sedam Tire is a company still providing service for vehicles and agricultural equipment, albeit not at this site.

This is a photograph of the sewing room at the Perry Knitting company on Water Street. The year was said to be around 1960. In the photograph there are rows of workers working on the fabrics.

Perry Knitting Company in the sewing room after the new lighting was put into place.

Huge sewing room outfitted with three rows of at least ten long work desks. Each "work desk" has a sewing machine at each end, bobbins of thread, a chair for the worker to sit on, and a pile of raw fabric in the center.

This photograph almost certainly was taken at the same time as Item #5323, showing women at work in the sewing section of PKC. Here, we have moved toward the back of the room and see different employees and a closer look at the machinist (?) in…

Water intake on the Silver Lake Creek. Clark took this to show the debris that was in the creek. There is a lot of wood from structures washed up on the shore.
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